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Im 60 and have been bass fishing about 35 years. I fish smaller lakes and ponds and love finesse fishing. Fave baits are ned rig, zoom trick worms, etc. I also love topwater fishing. I fish from a 17 ft osagian canoe, and use a portable depthfinder.

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Yea, this is designed for salt water fishing from shore. They use heavy baits, thrown long distance. Abu 6500 holds a lot of line. For bass fishing, you not only not don't need the extra line capacity, you certainly don't need the weight of a 6500. A 5500 series is as wide an Ambassador as you should go. And a 4500 is likely ideal. These round reels are not light - and the 4500 will still be pretty heavy by "today's standards".

Good reel, but not for bass fishing. It's just a wide version of a 5500. I have several versions of the 6500, I use it for light trolling, and cat fishing. When they say casts great, they mean larger lures than are typically used in bass fishing.